Introducing Mariazell
Situated on the slopes of the lower reaches of the eastern Alps, the pretty town of Mariazell is one of Austria’s icons. It offers opportunities for hiking, mountain biking and skiing, but what makes Mariazell so well known is its status as Austria’s most important pilgrimage site. Its basilica, founded in 1157, holds a sacred statue of the Virgin, and busloads of Austrians flock to the site on weekends and on 15 August (Assumption) and 8 September (Mary’s ‘name day’).
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Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Village or small town recommendation
by rossatz 29 August 2011
Mariazell is an ok choice depending on the time of the visit. Trains available from Vienna with 1 change and within your time frame-…
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Re: Village or small town recommendation
by mofo_tantely 29 August 2011
My first thought was [Mariazell|http://www.mariazell.at/index.php?lang=en] , only around 3 hours by train from Vienna. Not the highest…
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Re: Otscher, Grundlsee, Lammerklamm, Golling and Krimmel
by rossatz 21 July 2011
You do not mention your type of transport. It seems you like to explore gorges Hopefully you do this trip by auto as trying to go…
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